CLEVELAND — An active weather pattern will move in across Northern Ohio beginning later on Wednesday and continue through the holiday weekend.
Wednesday should be a good day for travel as we await rain showers that arrive toward sunset. Temperatures climb back into the middle 40s under a cloudy sky.
Our next storm system is approaching late Wednesday and into Thursday. That means Thanksgiving will likely be impacted. Rain showers Wednesday evening will change over to a wintry mix close to the lake and wet snow farther inland. We could see a quick inch or so of snow in our southern counties by 8 am Thanksgiving morning. The rain & snow quickly pulls out during the morning hours. Highs on Thursday climb up to near 40.
Much colder air spills into Northern Ohio beginning Thursday night. A few snow showers are possible area-wide. But we will be keeping an eye out for lake effect snow squalls east of Cleveland in the snow belt. Right now it looks like a mainly west wind coming in off of Lake Erie Friday and Saturday. That would tend to favor a single band of heavy snow closer to the lakeshores of Lake & Ashtabula Counties. Elewhere, Friday & Saturday, I expect scattered flurries and snow showers along with cold temperatures. Highs in the upper 20s & lower 30s look likely Friday through next Monday! Brrr. We might need to find the shovel as lake effect begins to ramp up Friday through the weekend.
Stay with the Power of 5 weather team for the latest updates regarding your holiday forecast!
DAILY FORECAST:
Tuesday Night: Clouds thicken. Dry.| Low: 39
Wednesday: More clouds. Showers - especially late. Chilly.| High: 45º
Thanksgiving: Messy. AM rain/snow showers. Isolated PM showers.| High: 41º
Friday: Snow showers. Squalls possible east. Colder.| High: 34º
Saturday: Lake effect snow showers. Squalls east. Colder again.| High: 29º
Saturday: Lake effect snow showers. Squalls east. Cold.| High: 32º
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